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Persönliche Daten Jacob KETTLER 

• Er wurde geboren am 28. Oktober 1610 in Goldingen, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
• Titel: Duke of the Duchy of Courtland and Semigallia
• Er ist verstorben am 1. Januar 1682 in Mitau, Courland-Semigallia, Lithuania, er war 71 Jahre alt.
• Ein Kind von Wilhelm KETTLER und Sophie von PREUSSEN

Familie von Jacob KETTLER

Er ist verheiratet mit Louise Charlotte von BRANDENBURG.

Sie haben geheiratet am 9. Oktober 1645, er war 34 Jahre alt.

Kind(er):

1. Louise Elizabeth KETTLER  1646-1690 
2. Maria Anna Amalia KETTLER  1653-1711 
3. Friedrich Casimir KETTLER  1650-1698 

Notizen bei Jacob KETTLER

Jacob Kettler (German: Jakob von Kettler) (28 October 1610 - 1 January 1682) was a Baltic German Duke of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia (1642-1682). Under his rule, the duchy reached its peak in wealth and engaged in colonization.

Kettler was born in Goldingen (Kuldīga). He was the son of Wilhelm Kettler and Sofie Hohenzollern, Princess of Prussia, a daughter of Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia. He was the godson of King James I of England. While his father was exiled from the duchy, Jacob lived in the courts of Stettin and Berlin. He studied in Rostock and at the University of Leipzig and sympathized with the ideas of mercantilism. In 1634 Jacob traveled through the Europe. He visited Paris, London and studied shipbuilding in Amsterdam. In 1638 he became co-ruler of the duchy and in 1642 he became sole duke of Courland.

Under Kettler's rule, the duchy traded with nations like the Netherlands, Portugal, England, and France. He started large scale reforms of the duchy's economy. The Duke improved the agriculture, opened many manufactures and started active shipbuilding. During Jacob's reign the Duchy became de facto independent from the Polish crown because all contracts with foreign powers were signed as between independent countries. Since 1646 all customs administration of the Duchy also was in the Duke's power.

The Duchy was involved in colonisation. In 1651 he sent a fleet to build Fort Jacob on the Gambia River on the island that would later be known as St. Andrews in West Africa. In 1654 he conquered Tobago with the Das Wappen der Herzogin von Kurland, a double decker ship which was armed with 45 cannons and carried 25 officials, 124 Courlander soldiers, and 80 families of Latvian colonists. The colony on Tobago was named Neu Kurland ("New Courland"). Duke Jacob joined the treaty of Westminster.

The Duke was taken prisoner by the Swedes from 1658 to 1660, during the Northern Wars. Together with his family, he was held captive in Riga and later in Ivangorod. During this time, his colonies were attacked and lost and his fleet destroyed. After the war ended, he rebuilt the duchy's fleet and retook the island of Tobago from the Dutch. Some believe he also intended to colonize Australia, which had at that time been discovered and claimed by the Dutch, with whom he was at war. He supposedly had the blessing of Pope Innocent X. However, the pope soon died, and the new pope was unwilling to support the plan. For the rest of his reign he tried to reach a pre-war level of wealth but managed to do this only partly. The Duke died in Mitau (Jelgava) on 1 January 1682. Jacob Kettler is remembered as fair ruler who was a friend of Latvian peasants and even knew the Latvian language.

Kettler married Margravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg (1617-1676), the daughter of George William, Elector of Brandenburg and had issue:

Louise Elisabeth Kettler 12 August 1646-16 December 1690 married Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg; had issue; died aged 44
Ladislaus Louis Frederick Kettler 14 December 1647-31 March 1648 never married; died aged 3 months
Christina Sophia Kettler 15 May 1649-9 June 1651 never married; died aged 2
Frederick II Casimir Kettler 6 July 1650-22 January 1698 married (1) Countess Sophie Amalie of Nassau-Siegen; had issue (2) Margravine Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg; had issue; died aged 48
Charlotte Sophia Kettler 17 September 1651-1 December 1728 never married; became the Abbess in Herford; died aged 76
Maria Amalia Anna Kettler 12 June 1653-16 June 1711 married Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel; had issue; died aged 58
Charles Jacob Kettler 20 October 1654-29 December 1677 never married; died aged 23
Ferdinand Kettler 2 November 1655-4 May 1737 married Princess Johanna Magdalene of Saxe-Weissenfels; no issue; died aged 81
Alexander Kettler 16 October 1658-1686 never married; died aged 28
SOURCE: Wikipedia- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Kettler

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